Red Lip Theology Audiobook Libro.fm

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A moving essay collection promoting freedom selflove and divine wholeness for Black women and opening new levels of understanding and ideological transformation for nonBlack women and allies

Candice Marie Benbow is a onceinageneration theologian the kind who having ground dogma into dust with the fine point of a stiletto leads us into the wideopen spaces of faithBrittney Cooper author of Eloquent Rage and coeditor of The Crunk Feminist Collection

Blurring the boundaries of righteous and irreverent Red Lip Theology invites us to discover freedom in a progressive Christian faith that incorporates activism feminism and radical authenticity Essayist and theologian Candice Marie Benbows essays explore universal themes like heartache loss forgiveness and sexuality and she unflinchingly empowers women who struggle with feeling loved and nurtured by church culture

Benbow writes powerfully about experiences at the heart of her Black womanhood In honoring her single mothers love and triumphsand mourning her unexpected passingshe finds herself forced to shed restrictions shed been taught to place on her faith practice And by embracing alternative spirituality and womanist theology and confronting staid attitudes on body positivity and LGBTQ rights Benbow challenges religious institutions faith leaders and communities to reimagine how faith can be a tool of liberation and transformation for women and girls